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Allegory of Repentance and Contrition
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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In the center a penitent accompanied by Divine Mercy (Misericordia Dei) towards the personification of Repentance (Poenitentia), who sits on a throne under the Tetragrammaton. Sin (Peccatum), a devil with goat's legs, tries to stop Divine Mercy. Title page of a series on penance and repentance in the Old and New Testaments, with a Latin inscription and caption.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie over boetedoening en berouw. 1547 - 1612. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
